A visit to the Whitelawn Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Whitelawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitelawn Cemetery:
35.3845, -88.2231
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitelawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitelawn Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Whitelawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitelawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Whitelawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitelawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Tarbet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tarbet Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarbet Cemetery
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Turnbow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Turnbow Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbow Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Cawthon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cawthon Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawthon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cawthon Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Saltillo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10315 <5>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- New Russell Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Russell Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Middle Bridge West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Shady Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Hill Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitelawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitelawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saltillo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Sibley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Sardis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Milledgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Scotts Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Savannah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Crump
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adamsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leapwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Decaturville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rhodes Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Sweet Lips
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Whitelawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitelawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Clifton
- Decaturville
- Parsons
- Sardis
- Savannah
- Scotts Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Whitelawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hardin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Whitelawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274421 (Whitelawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274421 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thurman
- Location given for Whitelawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.384521 Lon: -88.223092
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitelawn Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |